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Review:
Frankfurt’s favourite Roman Flügel returns to Phonica Records with the ‘Black Acid EP’, a four tracker of Flügel’s signature black magic.

Roman needs no real introduction. Let’s just say this prolific producer has a hugely varied discography stretching back to the early 90s, putting his hand to Techno, House, Acid, Electro, Ambient, Bass music... you name it, he’s done it. It goes without saying that Phonica are extremely proud to present a brand new release from one of electronic music’s truest talents!

The ‘Black Acid EP’ began life way back in 2013 as Phonica sourced material for their ‘Ten Years Of Phonica’ compilation. Roman’s hypnotic, restrained percussion jam ‘Giant Talking Vegetable’ was one of the understated highlights of the release. A few years and countless email discussions later, London’s leading independent record shop happily unveil a 12” with four new tracks of pure Flügel black magic.

The ominous ‘Too Hot To Sleep’ begins proceedings and holds the listener in suspense, never quite giving way before the mood deepens even further with ‘Troubled Mind’, its tense melodies teasing then finally succumbing to long-awaited release midway through.

On the flip, title track ‘Black Acid’ continues the record’s dark ritual, an off-kilter drum workout over a sea of uneasy pads with a needle sharp synth line eventually piercing through the murk. Finally, the clouds begin to lift for the beautiful and otherworldly chords of ‘Work & TV’. Light at the end of the tunnel after all...

http://classic.beatport.com/release/black-acid-ep/1959516

Black Acid EP

A2 Troubled Mind

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‘EX%‘ is a perfect example of Bartellow’s mixtures of complex build-ups and enthralling sound design. As feverish tribal perc patterns rip through a shimmering millefeuille of varnished synth layers and exotic-friendly robotics, Beni invariably emulates a confusing blend of teeming organicity and sleek audio synthesis – like a labyrinth of gold-plated mirrors reflecting images of digitally-rendered jungle scapes, up and far beyond the limited comprehensive skills of a simple human perspective. Fascinating.

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Bartellow – EX% [ESP Institute]

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